This what an adventure movie should look like, well adventure/action movie. Story follows Frank Hopkins, a Pony Express courier, who travels to Arabia do enter a dangerous race with his horse Hidalgo. Although the movie is a bit longer (136 min), it is not boring for one second. Viggo Mortensen is just captivating in his performance of Frank Hopkins, and with the support of Omar Sharif, they carry the movie to the end.

Very interesting and beautiful sights of desert and eastern culture in combination of the story of Indians make a potent mix for the viewers. Production values are high, so do not mistake this movie for some weekend Hallmark blunder. With so many good elements it could have been only this good, and the juicy part is that it all really happened. So a great weekend/Sunday movie, to relax and immerse yourself in 1890 atmosphere, where men where rough and times was hard. Enjoy.

Director: Joe Johnston

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, J.K. Simmons, Victor Talmadge, Louise Lombard

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Fun Facts: The final horse scene was filmed in Browning, Montana. 550 different horses were used in that scene. The horses all came from different owners, so to tell them apart, their hooves were branded.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317648/